As with biblical names, some popular mormon names are derived from heroes or characters of the teachings or stories from the book of mormon, a religious text of the latter day saints. Brinnlee brielle anderson and other great utah names zion curtain said on february 4th, 2017 at 5. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the holy ghost. Book of mormon names the encyclopedia of mormonism. Church leaders, cast and crew express excitement for upcoming. Of these 337 proper names, 188 are unique to the book of mormon, while 149 are common to the book of mormon and the bible. In the book of mormon it is the name of a son of lehi and sariah.
A prophet, named mormon, organized the thousand years of history into a book. Some choose biblical names or names derived from the stories or chapters of the book of mormon, a religious text of the latter day saints. The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. Do names in the book of mormon have a hebrew meaning. The book of mormon contains 337 proper names and 21 gentilics or analogous forms based on proper names.
Mar 30, 2020 the book of mormon claims that moroni, a prophet, originally wrote the book and that it was translated by joseph smith. The actual meaning of nephi and 3 other book of mormon names. Book of mormon names only six women, but new videos aim to bolster female voices kymberly mellen wasn t sure whether she wanted to take the part of sariah in. Examples of authentic ancient book of mormon names abish. Does the name alma challenge the historicity of the book. Willes center for book of mormon studies book of mormon onomasticon. Antinephilehi, antiomno, antion, antionah, antionum, antiparah and antipus.
Roberts, studied native american languages based on the idea that the book of mormon shows peoples able to converse with one. This list is intended as a quick reference for individuals mentioned in the book of mormon. Conversely, proper names that appear only in translation are not included, such as bountiful and desolation. Abinadom, son of chemish, nephite historian, and nephite warrior. Women in the book of mormon encyclopedia of mormonism. The paucity of female names in the book of mormon evidences its ancient origins. Without the book of mormon account of this story, the reader would not see the important punch line, that many of the people died because they took lightly. Fun fact while finding common mormon names to give joseph and zaylie for this pos mormons love oddball baby names.
One of the best ways to test the book of mormons historical authenticity is to look at its names. In the book of mormon this is the name of lehis wife. Possibly from an alternate reading of hebrew see seraiah. Misplaced lands and cities, madeup lakes and hills, lakes are called oceans, madeup rivers, size. Book of mormon names ancient mormon doctrine scholar dr. The book of mormon describes a number of individuals unique to its narrative as prophets. Major book of mormon authors used sixtyseven different names to refer to jesus christ. May 22, 2019 some names in the book of mormon do have hebrew derivations and meanings to them, so far as they can be recovered at the present. The only exceptions listed are for the book of mormon, the churchs sacred text, and historical names like the mormon trail, a governmentrecognized path that.
Book of mormonanthropologylanguagenames fairmormon. After all, the latin word alma is a girls name and only. For example, the book of mormon has abraham, ammon, bethabara, esrom, ether, gomorrah, ishmael, jared, jonas, judea, lemuel, madmenah, nazareth. Ishmaels wife and three of their daughters supported nephi. Then, vernal holley fits these names onto a map of the book of mormon that is manipulated to look similar. Thanks mostly to the bible, hebrew names or variants thereof are known through much of the world. It is also used in the book of mormon as the name of a prophet. This shortened form of can be compared to the book of mormon name jarom. Church leaders, cast and crew express excitement for. The trailer for the book of mormon videos was released thursday, sept.
Of these names, many were used exclusively by one author, while others were used almost universally. This pocketsize scripture set includes all of the standard works. Joseph and frontier folk assumed that some of the town names around them had survived since the original settlers, the isrealites. Amianthus, not a book of mormon name, is an old name for a form of asbestos. The book of mormon adds, the labor which they had to perform was to look. In fact only two women march through the pages of ancient american religious history by name. One of the favorite arguments deployed against the claims of the restoration involves the book of mormon proper name alma, which belongs to two of the book s most significant characters. Being a mormon, it can be a bit difficult to pick a name that not just honors the heritage, but also makes the child proud to bear it. Now, some critics also claim that smith gained most of his theories from a manuscript of a novel written by solomon spaulding.
Why are book of mormon names similar to where joseph smith. Jesus christ and the book of mormon via book of mormon central in the 1830s, joseph smith struggled with what should be the name of the church he restored. Some general conclusions about book of mormon women can be drawn from the book s fragmentary material about marriage, family, and religious organization. Dec 28, 2018 one of the best ways to test the book of mormons historical authenticity is to look at its names. According to some, sariah means princess of the lord, from the origin of the. We invite all men everywhere to read the book of mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask god, the eternal father, in the name of christ if the book is true.
As early as 1831, eber howe, in his anti mormon book mormonism unvailed, noted the use of names desolation and bountiful from pilgrims progress reappear in the book of mormon. Traditions and trends lds smile said on january th, 2015 at 3. Book of mormon names only six women, but new videos. What does the book of mormon say about the name of the.
Included in this count are names that normally would not be called proper, such as kinds of animals, if they appear as transliterations in the english text and not as translations. The book of mormon uses the biblical name of antipas and builds on it to form these book of mormon names. This study considers the book of mormon personal names josh, nahom, and alma as test cases for the book of mormon as an. Jesus christ, gods son, savior, is known by many names and titles within the writings of the new testament. This is a list of the 101 names of jesus christ found in the book of mormon with one 1 scripture listed for each name. After all, if the prophet joseph smiths mind really conformed to fawn brodies description of his plastic fancy his imagination spilled over like a spring freshetshouldnt the names of nephite and lamanite women overflow and dazzle the pages of alma in.
The book of life is talked about in both the bible and in the book of mormon the book of scripture complementary to the bible and unique to the church of jesus christ see alma 5. Oct 20, 2016 mormon was the primary author, editor, and compiler of the book of mormon. Baby name world has a growing list of popular mormon baby names and name meanings for you to peruse. Mormons dont want you calling them mormons anymore cnn. Mckay found it uproariously funny and patently ridiculous that two supposedly ancient and more or less semitic men bore what everybody knew to be a womans name with a latin. The actual meaning of nephi and 3 other book of mormon names notes 1.
The concept of mortal actions being recorded in heaven is recorded. Many book of mormon names and places are strikingly similar to many local names and places of the region where joseph smith lived. There are well over a hundred named geographical references in the book of mormon. Jehovah, immanuel, holy messiah, lamb of god, redeemer of israel, and so on. The book of mormon, however, refers to it by many names. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints iffer mitchell is an assistant costume designer for the project. It is claimed that some book of mormon names are used improperly or in an inappropriate context. Book of mormon a book of gross, fictitious nonsense, wrote by mormon, for gazeloms diabolical purposes. Also included are the high priests mentioned and the missionaries. This is a list of mormon place names, meaning towns and other places named, in modern times, after places and people in the book of mormon, after mormon leaders during the settlement of utah, or after other elements of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints history. Today, the lds church is most prevalent in the united states, latin america, canada, europe, the. Sep 10, 2019 the trailer for the book of mormon videos was released thursday, sept.
Another hypocoristic form is, known from several hebrew inscriptions. Especially since the book of mormon says that its place names often came from those who originally inhabited the places. The most frequent theophoric element by far in the book of mormon names is ammon. The surprising meanings of abish and 5 other book of. Here, the prophets included are those who, according to the narrative, inherited the plates of nephi and who otherwise are called prophets within the text. Mormons anciently in egypta set of blacklegs, thieves, robbers, and murderers. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The church was first called the church of christ, which was a bit confusing because many christian churches used that name. If the textual passages common to the book of mormon and the bible are excluded, 53 names occur in both books. He was resurrected after his death and became an angel. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon.
Ces letter ces letter shows a map by vernal holley which cherrypicks eleven obscure names from thousands in a huge 210,000 squaremile fivestate region of the united states and canada. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 1 demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 2 demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 3 demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon. Some of the names found in english bibles also show up in the book of mormon, some hebrew names found in the book of mormon are not in the bible. Since the initial publication of the book of mormon in 1830, church members have speculated about the geographical locations of the cities mentioned and detractors have scoffed. Other women are known in the book of mormon only by their individual deeds. The book of mormon is literarily beautiful, doctrinally truthful, and everlastingly applicable. It is also borne by the hero of jonathan swifts novel gullivers travels 1726. For years, critics of the book of mormon claimed that alma was misused as a male name. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. An egyptian linguistic component in book of mormon names. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Since the initial publication of the book of mormon in 1830, church members have speculated about the geographical locations of the cities mentioned and detractors have scoffed at the lack of correlation to known new world sites. This may be because the lord was to them, as he is to each of us, both the same and different.
The mormon religion was officially founded in 1830 when the book of mormon was published. The name of the last nephite prophet and the son of mormon in the book of mormon. These hits provide additional evidence that the book of mormon is indeed an ancient record. Each of its unique names has now been looked at by scholars with linguistic training, and it. Mormon was the primary author, editor, and compiler of the book of mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Yet, these names have meaning in ancient languages andor have been found as actual names from ancient history. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. As mentioned above, the book of mormon is a book of scripture kept by the ancient inhabitants of north america and covers a span of 1,000 years.
Thomas in 1950 pointed out the strong tendency of book of mormon names to end in iah is very striking, since the vast majority of hebrew names found in the lachish letters, see nibley 2, p. Old testament, new testament, book of mormon, doctrine and covenants and pearl of great price. Over the past month ive received numerous requests asking when, or if, wed ever talk about our series, demonic names in the book of mormon so here it is. Mormons believe the following about the book of mormon. Many book of mormon names are not found in the bible, and were unknown to joseph smith.
But the word mormon is fine to use in proper names, like the book of mormon, or in historical expressions like the mormon trail. Some mormon scholars have theorized a derivation from the west semitic root mr. As well, many modern readers dont quite know what to do with a book that is more than 500 pages long but has only six named women sariah. Students interested in moving geographically through the texts of the book of mormon may find this chart useful. The book of mormon was preserved to come forth in these latter days to convince the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god. Hugh nibley among other lds apologists has spent his life digging for any scrap of ancient evidence that remotely resembles something mentioned in the book of mormon, and then he uses the few forced scraps that he thinks by twisting can coincidentally match to come to the conclusion that yes indeed, the book of mormon must be of ancient origin while he. Lehi m mormon from an old testament place name meaning jawbone in hebrew, so called because it was the site where the hero samson defeated 1,000 warriors using only the jawbone of a donkey as a weapon. An egyptian linguistic component in book of mormon names author eve koller there are several names in the book of mormonsuch as zenephi, zenos, and zenockthat look as though they are composed of scriptural names nephi, enos, enoch, and so forth with different forms of a zprefix that might mean son of or descendant of. The names of cities, as well as geographical features or places, are all listed.
One book of mormon scribe was named chemish, comparable to, the name of a man or woman on a seal in the israel museum. Book of mormon language names in the book of mormon. More names are created by adding such endings as hah. In its more than 6,000 verses, the book of mormon refers to jesus christ almost 4,000 times and by 100 different names. As is the majority of these comments many of which say, no. Melech in the bible becomes melek in the book of mormon. Many more scriptures may be found in the topical guide included in the scriptures under each of the names. The book of mormon claims that moroni, a prophet, originally wrote the book and that it was translated by joseph smith. But, there are also egyptian names in the book of mormon, as well as a semitic name related to arabic. This satirical attempt to define mormon is even more fanciful and absurd than e. Furthermore, not one single of the 303 proper names found in the book of mormon have been discovered on the thousands of deciphered inscriptions in the new world. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 1 life. These book of mormon names stand as additional evidence that the book is of ancient origins and was brought forth by the gift and power of god. Brother of jared 2, also mahonri moriancumer, 5 6 7 jaredite prophet and.
What do these symbols remind you of in the story of nephi and his family. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may. Book of mormon names only six women, but new videos aim to bolster female voices photo courtesy of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints book of mormon videos, 1 nephi 1. Jan, 2020 some choose biblical names or names derived from the stories or chapters of the book of mormon, a religious text of the latter day saints. Book of life mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne. Buy book of mormon hardcover or softcover book of mormon. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. The most common formative element in the book of mormon names is the combination mor, mr. Why is the book of mormon named after mormon, who is he. In a wordbyword study, i have found some form of the lords name mentioned an average of every 1.
The surprising meanings of abish and 5 other book of mormon. Joseph smith may have known that hebrew was the language of lehi, but how did he know of the huge cultural impact of egypt on israel in 600 b. Of all the names in the book of mormon, most are lehitemulekite i. Why are there so many different names for the plan of. Read this weeks knowhy connected with the come follow me curriculum, and watch a video elucidating an insight in this weeks scripture reading. This study will increase your knowledge and understanding of the savior and his role in the plan of salvation as. Book of mormona book of gross, fictitious nonsense, wrote by mormon, for gazeloms diabolical purposes. Egyptian names are usually compound and are formed according to certain rules.
Only jesus christ has the power to add or blot names from this book see revelation 22. Book of mormon names attested in ancient hebrew inscriptions. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon life after. The name sariah is unique to the book of mormon and is often considered a combination of the words sarah and mariah. Gideon in the book of mormon, gideon was a faithful leader of the church and an eventual enemy to the wicked king noah. Both volumes of scripture are a compilation of teachings as recorded by ancient prophets. There are visions of mary, beautiful above all, but not a single jaredite woman is named.
Its purpose is to verify the divine sonship of the nazarene to those who ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in christ. Book of mormon puzzle fill in the empty squares so that all six pictures are in each row across, each column up and down, and each blue box. Since that name sounds so book of mormon, it might be fun to check a very old rock book for common words used pre1850. Hello, my name is elder price and i would like to share with you the most amazing book hello, my name is elder grant its a book about ameri. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Learn about the book of mormon with verse by verse commentaries from renowned book of mormon scholars like john w. Look for the new updates on the day of posting and be sure to share these with the mormon you know.